South Africa:

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the nation at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, on developments in South Africa’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic – Photo: GCIS

South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday 5 April 2022

In the latest news in South Africa on Tuesday 5 April 2022, the State of Disaster officially lapsed at 00:01 on Tuesday morning.

South Africa:

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the nation at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, on developments in South Africa’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic – Photo: GCIS

We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you really need to know on Tuesday 5 April 2022.

Some 25 months after South Africa first entered into a coronavirus lockdown, the State of Disaster will officially lapse at 00:01 on Tuesday morning. The move comes amid encouragement from both scientific and economic experts, and for the first time since March 2020, Mzansi will essentially be ‘lockdown-free’.

Ramaphosa also recently said that the African National Congress (ANC) could not support Operation Dudula. Ramaphosa spoke about the headline-making movement during the ANC’s Mpumalanga conference over the weekend.

Ramaphosa described Nhlanhla ‘Lux’ Dlamini’s Operation Dudula as a “vigilante-like force”.

Despite government intervention to slash the cost of gasoline in South Africa, the fuel price for April 2022 is still set to rise on all fronts.

And while not many people would look at Zimbabwe’s disastrous land seizures with envy, Julius Malema isn’t afraid of a controversial opinion. He recently said South Africa ‘missed a trick’ by failing to enact the same policy on land seizures as Zimbabwe did.

In some tragic news, the wife of former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has drowned in a swimming pool in Gqeberha on Monday, 4 April.

In other news, the smiling trolley dasher that was caught on camera on the N1 while holding on to the back of a truck will be investigated by the Gauteng traffic police.

TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Tuesday 5 April

Just in: State of Disaster COMES TO AN END – but there are caveats…

Rejoice, Mzansi! Some 25 months after South Africa first entered into a coronavirus lockdown, the State of Disaster will officially lapse at 00:01 on Tuesday morning. The move comes amid encouragement from both scientific and economic experts, and for the first time since March 2020, Mzansi will essentially be ‘lockdown-free’.

There are, however, some caveats to note. The end of the State of Disaster does not mean that this is the end of South Africa’s battle against COVID-19. Some measures will remain for the foreseeable future, as a number of virus mitigation strategies will instead be covered under the National Health Act.

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Ramaphosa says Operation Dudula is a ‘vigilante force’, won’t support it

President Cyril Ramaphosa said recently that the African National Congress (ANC) cannot support Operation Dudula. Ramaphosa spoke about the headline-making movement during the ANC’s Mpumalanga conference over the weekend.

Ramaphosa described Nhlanhla ‘Lux’ Dlamini’s Operation Dudula as a “vigilante-like force”.

“We cannot support a vigilante-type-of move against a group of people and particularly targeting them as foreign nationals because what we are doing then is just to divide our people on the African continent,” said Ramaphosa.

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RIP: Yet more tragedy for former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers

The body of the wife of former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers was found floating in a swimming pool in Gqeberha on Monday.

The devastating news of the death of 62-year-old Theresa de Villiers represents more tragedy for the ex-national coach who lost his daughter to cancer in late 2019.

Odille Monk fought a brave fight against the disease but died aged just 28.

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‘Zimbabwe land seizures should have been copied in SA’ – Julius Malema

We doubt Julius Malema will find widespread support for these claims – but then again, the EFF leader has never been in the business of pleasing people. Speaking on Sunday, the political firebrand stated that South Africa ‘missed a trick’ by failing to enact the same policy on land seizures as Zimbabwe did.

Back in 2000, Robert Mugabe ordered the redistribution of all white-owned farms in Zimbabwe. Within weeks, landowners who had spent decades working in the agricultural business were turfed out and sent on their way.

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WATCH: Gauteng traffic police investigate trolley dasher on highway

The smiling trolley dasher that was caught on camera on the N1 while holding on to the back of a truck will be investigated by the Gauteng traffic police.

The video shared by motorists shows a man sitting in a supermarket shopping trolley and racing on the N1 highway in the rain while holding onto the back of a fuel tanker.

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